Constantine Triphyllios, asekretis and judge of Thrace (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding her hands before her, palm outward. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Tongues of fire. Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, decoration below. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕ,Θ,
ΤΣ
.̅Ν,ΑΣΗ
.ΡΗΤ,ΚΡ,
.ΘΡΑΚ,Τ
ΤΡ,ΦΥΛΛ,
·
Κωνσνταντίνῳ ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ κριτῇ τῆς Θρᾴκης τῷ Τριφυλλίῳ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding her hands before her, palm outward. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Tongues of fire. Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, decoration below. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕ,Θ,
ΤΣ
.̅Ν,ΑΣΗ
.ΡΗΤ,ΚΡ,
.ΘΡΑΚ,Τ
ΤΡ,ΦΥΛΛ,
·
Κωνσνταντίνῳ ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ κριτῇ τῆς Θρᾴκης τῷ Τριφυλλίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5696 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 71.10b. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσνταντίνῳ ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ κριτῇ τῆς Θρᾴκης τῷ Τριφυλλίῳ.
Theotokos, help your servant Constantine Triphyllios, asekretis and judge of Thrace.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- “Thrakien” und “Thrakesion” (Open in Zotero)
- Die zweihundertjährige Reform (Zu den Anfängen der Themenorganisation im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert) (Open in Zotero)
- Ανίχνευση τοπογραφική της ανατολικής Θράκης (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- La Thrace Orientale et La Mer Noire: Géographie Ecclésiastique et Prosopographie (VIIIe-XIIe Siècles) (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Constantini Porphyrogeniti De cerimoniis aulae byzantinae (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This specimen is from the same boulloterion as BZS.1958.106.1855 and so their readings have been combined. See also the commentary to the parallel specimen.